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House passes bill to require CPA peer review for certain accounting work
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 268 as amended, adding peer‑review and disclosure requirements aimed at raising audit quality for firms serving public companies; the final vote was 43‑3. Supporters said peer review protects investors; critics warned of costs and impact on small practitioners.
Supporters of stricter oversight of accounting practices argued on the House floor that small practitioners who alternate tax work, gift returns and audits may not provide reliable audits for companies seeking to go public. An unidentified speaker told representatives, “We often get accused of being in the fraud capital of The United States... we have a reputation here of having a lot of penny stock operators,” and said that peer…
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